B°7 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open F

in Open F (C-F-C-F-A-F) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

B°7

Diminished 7

Notes:B · D · F · G#

hardbarre on fret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

B°7 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 6 2 3 2 0	– 3 1 2 1 –	x B D G# B F	hard · barre on fret 2
2 3 5 3 2 x	1 2 4 3 1 –	D G# F G# B x	medium · barre on fret 2
x 6 5 3 5 3	– 4 2 1 3 1	x B F G# D G#	medium · barre on fret 3
x 6 8 0 5 6	– 2 4 – 1 3	x B G# F D B	medium
x 6 8 6 8 9	– 1 2 1 3 4	x B G# B F D	medium · barre on fret 6
11 9 8 9 8 0	4 2 1 3 1 –	B D G# D F F	medium · barre on fret 8
11 9 11 9 11 0	2 1 3 1 4 –	B D B D G# F	medium · barre on fret 9
2 3 2 3 2 0	1 2 1 3 1 –	D G# D G# B F	easy · barre on fret 2
5 3 2 3 2 x	4 2 1 3 1 –	F G# D G# B x	medium · barre on fret 2
x 6 5 3 5 x	– 4 2 1 3 –	x B F G# D x	medium
x 6 8 6 5 0	– 2 4 3 1 –	x B G# B D F	medium
x 6 8 9 8 6	– 1 2 4 3 1	x B G# D F B	medium · barre on fret 6
11 9 8 9 8 x	4 2 1 3 1 –	B D G# D F x	medium · barre on fret 8
11 9 11 0 11 0	2 1 3 – 4 –	B D B F G# F	medium
x 0 2 3 2 0	– – 1 2 1 –	x F D G# B F	easy · barre on fret 2
2 3 5 6 2 x	1 2 3 4 1 –	D G# F B B x	hard · barre on fret 2

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The B°7 chord (Diminished 7) is built from the notes B, D, F, G#. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Open F generated for your selected tuning, ordered from open-position shapes up the neck. Tap a diagram to hear it, or switch to the piano view to see the same harmony on keys.

How the B°7 chord is built

Formula: 1 · ♭3 · ♭5 · 6

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	B
♭3	3	D
♭5	6	F
6	9	G#

More B chords

B Bm B7 B°B+B9 Bmaj7 Bm7 B7♯5 B7♭5 B6 Bm6 Bm7♭5 Bsus2 Bsus4 Badd9 Bmaj9 Bm9 B5

Other roots

C°7 C#°7 D°7 D#°7 E°7 F°7 F#°7 G°7 G#°7 A°7 A#°7

See B°7 in another tuning

Standard E E-A-D-G-B-E Half Step Down (Eb) D#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#Drop D D-A-D-G-B-E Open D D-A-D-F#-A-D Open F C-F-C-F-A-F Open G D-G-D-G-B-D DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D

What notes make up the B°7 chord?

B°7 is a Diminished 7 chord built from the notes B, D, F, G#.

How do I read the diagram?

Strings run left to right from the lowest to the first string; the numbers show which finger presses each fret. An ○ marks an open string, an ✕ marks a muted one.